Abstract:

Two methods for analyzing software security risks are dynamic application security testing (DAST) - an outside in perspective - and static application
security testing (SAST) - and inside out perspective. Both have shortfalls. DAST findings do not give insight into the root cause, making remediation
time consuming. SAST tools give you full breadth, but warn of weaknesses that are not exploitable. Correlating the results of both can overcome these
individual challenges. Secure Decisions proposes Code Ray: Software Assurance Risk Management Framework for Hybrid Analysis Mapping to (1)
improve the speed, accuracy and confidence in detection of vulnerabilities by cross-mapping and normalizing the output of hybrid techniques --
dynamic analysis, dynamic tracing, static analysis and static contextual analysis; (2) enhance prioritization and mitigation of vulnerabilities by
providing both the run-time context for those vulnerabilities and their mapping to security standards; and (3) improve the rapid comprehension and
assessment of risks associated with vulnerabilities by delivering results in a simplified, risk management framework. We will build a Phase I TRL4
prototype to evaluate the technical feasibility of our approach and demonstrate results. Our approach will leverage current work on normalizing and
correlating SAST tools and dynamic tracing of runtime execution to prioritize SAST findings. This will also reduce technical and schedule risks. At the
end of Phase II we will deliver a web-based tool to be deployed, used and evaluated in the Software Assurance Marketplace (SWAMP) research
environment. A commercial version will be directed at software development teams and security auditing organizations.